Most pocket diapers are made from polyester or some other man-made material. If you use 100% cotton or hemp prefolds, you probably use nylon or vinyl covers. However, other options do exist. Wool diaper covers are soft, absorbent, and all-natural. Did anyone find a cloth diapering system that didn’t rely on man-made materials? What brands do you recommend?
An Imse Vimse wool diaper cover
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February 5th, 2010 at 9:35 am
I love my Baby BeeHinds wool covers. They are machine washable (on cold) and so much sturdier then the PUL. W have been doing prefolds, but now little man is a toddler we are looking into fitteds. Right now we are trying the KiwiPie robot ones (which are one size).
I have regular (HH, BG, FB) pockets for at night, but find they are far more fussy to care for. Cotton is bullet proof and can take anything, including diaper creams and still come out absorbent. The wool covers are clearly going to last through multiple babies (our Thirsties are splitting in the PUL from being tugged). Our hemp inserts can absorb an amazing about of pee.
Wool can be seen as cloth diapering 2.0, both more advanced and better.
February 5th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
I agree aobut the baby beehinds, they are great. We use fitteds (usually GoodMamas) and mostly wool covers. Etsy and Hyena Cart are where I get most of them from WAHM. For the winter, its nice to use a pair of wool longies or pants. My fav are SustainableBabyish and kusikuy.